Leisure And Travel. Flashcards
In 1928 how much money did Americans spend on leisure?
4 billion on leisure a figure not techies again until the 1950s
What was the most popular leisure activity?
And give me statistics
Movies by 1930 about 100 million people were going to the movies compare to 50 million in the 1930s
What was the seconds most popular leisure activity?
Spectator sports
What was the dramatic impact of increased leisure time during the 1920?
Expansion on entertainment,sport and travel industries.
What helped standardise American culture?
-movies,advertisement,travel
What was the most popular spectator sports?
What stadium was built in 1923 and how much did it increase the seating capacity by?
How many people attended baseball games in 1927?
What celebrity did baseball give a rise to?
Baseball.
20 million people attended babes all games in 1927
The yankees stadium was built in 1933 it increased seating capacity by 35,000 to 53,000
Babe Ruth’s who played for New York yankees and New York City was the nations media centre.He was the first star to be represented by a press agent.
Who was the first baseball star to be represent by a press agent?
Babe Ruth
Tell me a little more about baseball player babe Ruth
- he was humorous when he met president Coolidge he wiped the sweat from his brow and commented “hot as hell,ain’t it,prez?”.
- in 1932 when a sports writer remarked that he earned more than president Hoover Ruth responses “I had a better years than he did”
- as a player it was estimated that he earned 1 million plus another 1 million through celebrity appearances and product endorsement.
What was the impact of the grow of spectator sports?
- sport generated massive profits.
- reaffirmed the American dream as people like babe Ruth was born in poverty.
- helped promote desegregation because of the negroes baseball league a black team beat a white team once and therefore demonstrated that whit supremely was a myth
What was the influence of car owning culture?
- made like easier and free and fun it decreased rural isolation and made It easier to go courting far from the parents home moralist feared it was like ‘a bedroom on wheels”(bad)
- over 1000 people were killed in car accidents in New York City in 1927(bad)
–changed residential patterns people had the ability to drive to work which accelerated the growth of suburbs.The city of la grew up in this automobile age and one observer described it as “a series of suburbs in search of a city”
- people could sight see and relax in 1920 one million Americans went camping
- increased industries such as gas station,motels and hotels
- changed the landscape of the nation through roads previous romper parts of the nation were now accessible especially in the West.this contributed to national cultural unification .
- employed millions
What developed rapidly during World War One?
What type of things were done?
American military aviation
aeroplanes
Pilots did stunts and most importantly carried mail and did crop dusting.
Why did passenger flights develop fast?
- the potential so market for passenger services
- federal government subsidies and support
- Charles Lindbergh
Who was Charles Lindbergh
- in 1927 he made the first solo transatlantic flight he became a national and international hero because:
- he was a first for American in a age when setting records was particularly valued
- epitomised rugged individualism (his rivals were backed by rich financiers and had crews)
- reminded Americans that the American dream was alive and well
was good looking and the media loved him the newspapers used him as a heroic headliner
Who promoted the aviation industry?
The Republican Party Coolidge invited Charles Lindbergh to the White House.
How did Charles Lindbergh have a big impact on the promotion of the aviation industry?
- Lindbergh’s tour of America after the transatlantic flight has a massive impact newspapers recorded his flying times between cities and he arrived safely,on,every time this made Americans ready to fly
- it also stimulates as much as 100 million in aviation investment
- he was also invited to the White House which further promoted the aviation industry
